Nike is Ad Age's Marketer of the Year and Samsung is the world's biggest advertiser: Monday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age's Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for "Ad Age" under "Skills" in the Alexa app.What people are talking about todayTribune Media Co. reportedly has a buyer. Nexstar Media Group, which owns over 170 TV stations, has agreed to purchase Tribune Media, which has more than 40 local stations, Reuters reports, citing unnamed sources. The deal is worth $4.1 billion, would create the largest local U.S. TV station operator, and could be officially announced today, Reuters says. These have been tumultuous times for Tribune Media; Sinclair Broadcast Group tried to buy it, but things got messy and the deal fell apart. By the way, if you're confused: Tribune Media is separate from Tribune Publishing, the newspaper publisher formerly known by the inelegant name of Tronc, which also has been weighing bids from potential buyers. Yes, these are head-spinning, complicated times for media companies. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E&P's 2012 Publisher of the Year: Bill Masterson Jr.

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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